Re: Did He Touch Home?
I watched that replay 3 or 4 times (however many they showed it) and I couldn't tell for sure whether he touched the plate. I think not, but I couldn't see it well enough to be sure. OTOH, there was the "double" that appeared to bounce back from the top of the rail, which was probably actually a home run, and would have given the Rockies the win without extra innings, so maybe the questionable calls balanced out. They were both very difficult to tell, even on replay, let alone in real time, so I can't really fault the umps. It was a very strange bounce on that ball off the rail, if it did indeed hit the top. It must have had a lot of backspin.
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